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Posted: 10/8/2014 9:28am ET

Huddle Up: You knew Prater would find a home after the Broncos opted to keep Brandon McMurray. And you knew the Lions would be looking for a kicker after Alex Henery's inaccuracy cost them a win last week. It's another prolific offense for Prater and a great opportunity for fantasy points.

Posted: 10/8/2014 12:15am ET

Free-agent PK Matt Prater agreed in principal to sign with the Detroit Lions Tuesday, Oct. 7, according to an NFL source.

Huddle Up: Prater, who last season connected on a league-best 96.2 percent of his FG attempts (25-of-26), wasn't going to stay a free agent for long, especially with the likes of the PK-needy Lions in the market. Detroit has seen Nate Freese and Alex Henery combine to hit only 4 of 12 attempts in the first 5 games and are hoping their third kicker of the season is the charm to putting kicking issues behind them.

Posted: 10/3/2014 2:35pm ET

Denver Broncos PK Matt Prater is being released before he comes off his four-game suspension following this Sunday's game, according to a source. PK Brandon McManus has won the team's kicking job.

Huddle Up: Somewhat of a surprise given Prater's stellar on-field track record but his off-field issues and high-$ salary apparently were too much to stomach -- especially for a kicker who would be facing at least a season-long suspension upon his next transgression. McManus has performed well, booming kickoffs and hitting all 3 of his field goals -- although none has been longer than 24 yards or has been an especially high-pressure kick. The Broncos' PK usually is high fantasy demand, but keep in mind that this is a team that doesn't kick a lot of FGs -- a league-low 3 this year and only 28 (21st in the league) since the start of last season.

Posted: 8/24/2014 10:25am ET

NFL suspended Broncos K Matt Prater four games for violating the
league's substance-abuse policy. According to the Denver Post, the
violation was "alcohol-related." Prater has been in the league's
alcohol program since August 2011, when he was charged with DUI.
The 4 game suspension was part of an agreement reached between
Prater's attorney and the league, so an appeal is not expected. The
NFL had initially threatened a one-year suspension.

Huddle Up: For those that still take kickers before the last round, you can
scratch one of those worthy of that pick off your list. In fact,
Prater may need to be dropped from your draft board all together.
Prater's backup is undrafted rookie Mitch Ewald, but the Broncos
will likely search for a veteran to pick up once teams make final
cuts. Prater is eligible to return in Week 6, as the Broncos are on
bye in Week 4.

2014 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

6

@MIN

1

3

52

2

2

7

NO

1

1

21

3

3

8

@ATL

3

3

48

1

1

10

MIA

2

3

50

2

2

11

@ARI

2

2

50

0

0

12

@NE

3

4

49

0

0

13

CHI

2

2

46

4

4

14

TB

2

2

46

4

4

15

MIN

3

3

33

1

1

16

@CHI

2

3

39

2

2

17

@GB

0

0

0

2

2

P1

@DAL

2

2

39

2

2

2013 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

1

BAL

0

0

0

7

7

2

@NYG

2

2

47

5

5

3

OAK

3

3

53

4

4

4

PHI

1

1

53

7

7

5

@DAL

3

3

50

6

6

6

JAC

0

0

0

5

5

7

@IND

2

2

47

3

3

8

WAS

1

1

19

6

6

10

@SD

0

0

0

4

4

11

KC

2

3

54

3

3

12

@NE

1

1

27

4

4

13

@KC

0

0

0

5

5

14

TEN

3

3

64

6

6

15

SD

2

2

42

2

2

16

@HOU

3

3

44

4

4

17

@OAK

2

2

54

4

4

P2

SD

1

2

45

3

3

P3

NE

4

4

54

2

2

P4

SEA

0

0

0

0

0

2012 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

1

PIT

1

1

26

2

2

2

@ATL

0

0

0

3

3

3

HOU

3

3

53

2

2

4

OAK

3

3

53

4

4

5

@NE

0

0

0

3

3

6

@SD

0

0

0

5

5

8

NO

2

2

33

4

4

9

@CIN

1

1

43

4

4

10

@CAR

2

3

53

4

4

11

SD

3

4

32

3

3

12

@KC

1

3

34

2

2

13

TB

1

2

31

4

4

14

@OAK

4

4

43

2

2

15

@BAL

2

3

36

4

4

16

CLE

2

2

41

4

4

17

KC

1

1

42

5

5

P2

BAL

0

1

0

5

5

2011 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

1

OAK

2

3

30

2

2

2

CIN

1

1

34

3

3

3

@TEN

0

0

0

2

2

4

@GB

1

1

27

2

2

5

SD

1

1

35

1

1

7

@MIA

1

3

52

1

1

8

DET

1

1

39

1

1

9

@OAK

1

2

43

5

5

10

@KC

1

2

38

2

2

11

NYJ

1

1

37

2

2

12

@SD

3

3

41

1

1

13

@MIN

2

2

46

3

3

14

CHI

2

3

59

1

1

15

NE

1

1

26

2

2

16

@BUF

0

0

0

2

2

17

KC

1

1

38

0

0

P1

PIT

3

3

35

2

2

P2

@NE

1

1

41

1

1

2010 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

1

@JAC

1

1

54

2

2

2

SEA

1

1

20

4

4

3

IND

2

2

34

1

1

4

@TEN

4

4

36

2

2

5

@BAL

1

1

38

2

2

6

NYJ

2

3

59

2

2

7

OAK

0

0

0

2

2

8

@SF

1

1

32

2

1

10

KC

0

1

0

7

7

11

@SD

0

0

0

2

2

12

STL

2

2

49

3

3

13

@KC

2

2

41

0

0

2009 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

1

@CIN

2

2

50

0

0

2

CLE

2

4

38

3

3

3

@OAK

3

3

48

2

2

4

DAL

1

1

28

2

2

5

NE

2

3

41

2

2

6

@SD

2

3

34

4

4

8

@BAL

0

0

0

1

1

9

PIT

1

1

40

1

1

10

@WAS

1

1

24

2

2

11

SD

1

1

23

0

0

12

NYG

4

4

47

2

2

13

@KC

3

3

44

5

5

14

@IND

1

2

28

1

1

15

OAK

4

4

51

1

1

16

@PHI

2

2

46

3

3

17

KC

1

1

25

3

3

2008 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

1

@OAK

2

2

43

5

5

2

SD

1

1

52

4

4

3

NO

2

2

34

4

4

4

@KC

4

5

56

1

1

5

TB

3

3

55

1

1

6

JAC

1

1

39

2

2

7

@NE

0

0

0

1

1

9

MIA

1

2

50

2

2

10

@CLE

2

3

35

4

4

11

@ATL

1

2

20

3

3

12

OAK

1

3

44

1

1

13

@NYJ

2

2

35

4

4

14

KC

1

2

33

3

3

15

@CAR

1

2

43

1

1

16

BUF

3

4

43

2

2

17

@SD

0

0

0

2

1

2007 Game Logs

Wk

Opp

FGM

FGA

LNG

XPA

XPM

1

@MIN

1

2

45

0

0

2

@JAC

0

2

0

1

1

16

@SD

0

0

0

0

0

17

MIN

0

0

0

0

0

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